Sasuke took a huge step back. "Don't you dare hug me." he warned. He was pretty sure his blood pressure was increasing, his body panicking at the mere thought.

Naruto took a step forward. His arms hanging at his sides. "No one will see. Not even you. Its like, darker than heck in here."

Sasuke stood rigid on the spot. "If you hug me, I will break your arms." He would do it, too. In fact, it sounded like fun. Compared to hugging Naruto, anyway.

Naruto must have definitely been feeling brave. He swallowed hard, closed his eyes, lifted his arms, and went for it.

Seconds later, there he was, wrapping his arms around the taller boy's neck and forcefully pulling him close. Their bodies collided and Sasuke almost toppled over. Sasuke's body physically panicked, and he almost pulled Naruto into a headlock and threw him on the ground. He was not used to having his personal space breached except for by people he was fighting with. A shiver coursed down his spine and he trembled visibly.

In response to Sasuke's repelling actions, Naruto simply pulled him closer. He held him just tight enough to denote that if Sasuke tried to squirm, Naruto would absolutely not let go.

Sasuke was in an overdriven panic mode. His heart was thumping almost painfully, and his skin was finally heating up after the cold trip outside. Sasuke's arms were stuck out in front of him awkwardly. Naruto was shorter, and therefore his head fell somewhere around Sasuke's neck.

The blonde whispered a phrase he had earlier used in anger. "Its okay to act like you care about something, ya know?"

In the dark, quiet living room, the reluctant roommate wrapped is arms around Naruto's waist, brushing his cheek on that soft, golden hair. Sasuke's brain was swimming. Naruto sure didn't smell like a kid that hadn't been home or probably showered for three days.

"Since my parents died." Sasuke admitted, resting his cheek against Naruto's hair. He didn't hardly feel like being open with the boy, but figured he could at least answer his question.

"I guess you're overdue for one." Naruto replied. "and well since I'm the only one you don't scare away…."

Sasuke frowned. "Glad to know you're my only option for this sort of thing." he replied with sarcasm.

Naruto actually laughed. "Yeah right. I'm sure the entire female population of Amonha would die to be in this position." With their arms wrapped around the neck of tall, dark, handsome…comfortable, safe, and warm. ….but still a jerk! Still such a jerk!

The two remained standing in their living room, embraced for an undetermined period of time. Neither wanted to let go until the other seemed like he was going to let go, but neither found it awkward. In fact, neither occupant of 417 really found it necessary to talk to one another.

Finally, Sasuke felt Naruto shift uncomfortably. The dark haired boy had actually begun to not think about the fact that he was hugging Naruto and just stand there in contentment, feeling the warmth of the other's body against his. He frowned when Naruto shifted his weight.

"Eh….Sasuke?"

"What?"

Naruto grasped for the words. "Well, we could take this to the couch…."

Sasuke almost choked on his own breathing. What was Naruto suggesting! Could a guy not hug another guy without implied…other things? What were really the blonde's intentions in the first place? Sasuke felt he had panicked enough for that day. And anyway, he figured that Naruto hadn't panicked quite as much. Sasuke decided it was a lot better when he was in control anyway.

Sasuke leaned in closely to Naruto's ear. He spoke directly into it, giving the boy a gentle squeeze. "Sure, if that's what you want…."

Naruto squirmed slightly. Hahaha, yes. This was fun.

Sasuke went ahead and picked the smaller kid up and practically threw him on the couch. He then proceeded to straddle him and pin him down. As Sasuke leaned in, Naruto squirmed back into the couch as much as he could.

"What….what…" Naruto stammered, his face turning pink. Sasuke smirked. Apparently, Naruto was pretty easily flustered.

"What, what?" Sasuke repeated, in the same mocking tone Naruto had used earlier that evening. "I thought you wanted to take it to the couch….?" That's what you get for accidentally using innuendos, idiot.

"Well I mean….I meant my legs…kind of tired." Naruto managed. He tried to keep his cool. Though he was pretty sure he lost that somewhere across the living room.

"Oh, that was all." Sasuke tried to look like he was disappointed. "I guess that's too bad." he carefully cleared some hair off Naruto's face, having a look at that ever blackening eye.

"Doesn't that hurt?" he asked, making pleasant conversation while remaining straddled on Naruto.

Naruto looked highly nervous. "You punched me in the eye! Of course it hurts! Jerk." he replied as boldly as he could manage.

"Maybe if you didn't make me think you were going to kill yourself, I wouldn't punch you." Sasuke responded, slightly annoyed. It would be nice if Naruto would actually pick up on things without them being said.

"Were you worried?" Naruto asked ever so quietly.

Sasuke sighed. No. Realizing the obvious was not one of the boy's good points at all.

Naruto abruptly lifted his face until their foreheads almost touched. "Were you worried about me?"

Sasuke wanted to avoid that at all costs. Maybe one last attempt and he wouldn't have to avoid directly answering the prying boy's question.

"Geeze, Naruto. You were gone for three days." Sasuke said.

Naruto stared intently the dark eyes. This made Sasuke a little uneasy.

As well he should be. For before he knew it, Naruto had reached up and immersed his hand in that dark mass of hair, pulling Sasuke's face as close as humanly possible. Naruto tilted his head so their noses wouldn't collide as their mouths did.

Stars burst in Sasuke's brain. It was almost the sensation of one getting hit very hard on the head. Again, a shiver like a shock trembled through his entire body. His arms began to fail at holding him up anymore. Sasuke would panic and wrench away, but Naruto was holding his head in place.

Before the dark haired boy could take any further measures, Naruto had broken their kiss only enough to allow for the intake of air. Sasuke felt weak, he rested his cheek against the other's and tried desperately to breathe. Naruto could feel his short, catching breath across his cheek.

"You did worry." he concluded. Sasuke sat up abruptly. He grabbed hold of Naruto's collar and pulled him into a sitting position along with him.

"What makes you think I would EVER….." he trailed off.

Smiling. Again. That idiot was smiling through tears again.

"You did worry." he tried to say, but only his mouth moved, and no sound was emitted.

Sasuke gave up. He freaking gave up. In the dark, in his own living room, he'd never win against that moron of a roommate. Not tonight.

Sasuke sighed in defeat, extending his arms around Naruto's neck and pulling him close. Naruto immediately reached around Sasuke's middle and buried his face in the boy's chest.

"Ever pull something like that again and I'll do more than just punch you." Sasuke threatened.

Naruto was obviously confused. "Which…?" he muttered, more to himself than to Sasuke.

The part where he almost killed himself, the part where he forced his angsty roommate to hug him, or the part where he completely assaulted him with his mouth?

Sasuke liked to leave things open to interpretation.